Microsoft Global High Tech Summit 2012 Keynote Speakers

	David Graff Managing Director, Manufacturing & Resources Sector, Microsoft As Managing Director of Microsoft’s US Manufacturing & Resources industry team, David Graff leads the sales, partner and technology strategy for this sector. He is responsible for the development and execution of Microsoft’s industry strategy and solutions portfolio with key industry solutions partners and customers across the automotive, industrial equipment, aerospace, high tech & electronics, oil & gas, consumer goods, process manufacturing and power & utilities verticals. His team focuses on helping these enterprises enable their people to improve value chain performance, accelerate product development, achieve operational excellence and build customer centricity. Mr. Graff brings over twenty years of management experience. At Microsoft, in addition to his current role, he served as the Global Business Manager for Ford Motor Company.Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Graff was the General Manager for a Construction Materials Supplier responsible for Manufacturing and Logistics. The majority of his career was with Ernst & Young’s manufacturing consulting practice. As a Senior Manager, Mr. Graff lead major re-engineering efforts with global companies such as Ford Motor Company, Honeywell, Whirlpool, Rubbermaid, Morton International, National Steel, FlowServe, and Huck International. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Mr. Graff started his career as an Industrial Engineer with Goodyear Aerospace. Mr. Graff earned an Industrial Engineering degree from Arizona State University, and currently resides in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
	Vijay Govindarajan Best-selling author and Professor of International Business, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College Vijay Govindarajan (VG) is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and innovation. He is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and was recently ranked #3 in the 2011 definitive listing of the world’s top 50 business thinkers as compiled by Thinkers50. VG has published nine books including international bestsellers Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators and The Other Side of Innovation, and his tenth book, Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere, will be released in April 2011. In addition, VG was the first Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant at General Electric. He worked with GE’s CEO Jeff Immelt to write “How GE is Disrupting Itself”, the Harvard Business Review article that pioneered the concept of reverse innovation. VG works with CEOs and top management teams in Global Fortune 500 firms to discuss, challenge, and escalate their thinking about strategy. He has worked with more than 25% of the Fortune 500 corporations including: Boeing, Coca-Cola, Colgate, Deere, FedEx, GE, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, J.P. Morgan Chase, Johnson & Johnson, New York Times, Procter & Gamble, Sony, and Wal-Mart. VG received his doctorate from the Harvard Business School and was awarded the Robert Bowne Prize for the best thesis proposal. He also received his MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School where he was included in the Dean’s Honor List. Prior to this, VG received his Chartered Accountancy degree in India where he was awarded the President’s Gold Medal for obtaining the first rank nationwide. Prior to joining the faculty at Tuck, VG was on the faculties of Harvard Business School, INSEAD (Fontainebleau) and the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad, India).
	Rich Beyer Chairman of the Board and CEO, Freescale Semiconductor Rich Beyer is chairman and chief executive officer of Freescale Semiconductor, a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded processing solutions for the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. Mr. Beyer joined Freescale in March 2008. He is also the 2012 chairman of the Semiconductor Industry Association board of directors and serves as a member of the United States Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Council and the Partnership for a New American Economy. Prior to Freescale, Rich was CEO and director of Intersil Corporation. Under his leadership, the company outgrew its competitors and consistently increased profitability. Rich joined Intersil in 2002 when it acquired Elantec Semiconductor, where he was president, chief executive officer and director. Rich served as president, chief operating officer and director of VLSI Technology from 1996 to 1998, and he was executive vice president and chief operating officer of National Semiconductor Corporation from 1995 to 1996 and president of National Semiconductor's Communications and Computing Group from 1993 to 1995. Before joining National, Rich served in a number of senior management positions in the telecommunications and computer industries. Rich served three years as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Russian from Georgetown University, and a master’s of business administration in marketing and international business from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
	Jim Buczkowski Henry Ford Technical Fellow and Director Electrical and Electronics Systems Research & Advanced Engineering at Ford Motor Company Jim Buczkowski is a Henry Ford Technical Fellow and Director Electrical and Electronics Systems Research & Advanced Engineering at Ford Motor Company. He is responsible for Research and Design of electrical and electronic systems including Infotainment, Telematics, Driver Information and Active Safety systems for Ford Vehicles Globally. He has 32 years with Ford Motor Company including experience in Electronics Design, Electronics Manufacturing (including manufacturing assignments in the U.S and in Spain), Product Development Quality and Manufacturing and Supply Chain Information Technology. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Michigan. His hobbies include basketball, bicycling and volleyball with his daughters, home automation and home video. He lives in Troy Michigan with his wife and their two daughters. Other Activities: SAE/Convergence Mobility Council SAE Motor Vehicle Council– Lead – Electrical Systems Group